Spring-operated self-closing shaker receptacle



A. I. CONE SPRING OPERATED SELF CLOSING SHAKER RECEPTACLE Jan. 31, 1928. 1,657,661

Filed May 6. 1926 aquacgc m IN VEN TOR A TTORNE Y Patented Jan. 31, y 1928.

q ALFRE -I. coma, or; NEW YORK, N. -Y.

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Application filed Maybe,

Que of the objects of the present inven-' tion is to'provide a convenient means for operating the spring sothat'the self-closing. package may be opened for the purpose, of discharging its contents by pressure, say, of s the thumb or a finger of the hand with which the receptacle is'beingLheldQ j Another object of the invention is to reduce to a minimum the chances of opening the package for the discharge of .itscoir tents by any other than: intentional an'dwelldirected digital pressure, and thus to prevent accidents to infants and children, for instance; j

A further objectis to provide'iniproved spring-operating means and to simplify the labor of assembling the parts in putting up. Other objects, advantages, and features of the present invention are inherent in the novel construction,arrangement, and combinations of the parts, as will be better understo'od from the following noredetailed description and the accompanying drawings and claim. j V

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, 'andin which likenumerals are employed to designate like parts throughout the same. 7

Figure 1 shows aside elevational view il- 30 lustrating the side and top walls and the position of the operating means in theside wall: of the receptacle Figure 2 presents an inside planview of the top wall or cover lof the receptacle and of the sliding disk fifpositioned within the cover and in Contact with the top wall thereof, both of which are perforated in such a manner that the perforations therein may be caused to register by pressure upon the operating push-button 3 and the spring 9.

Figure 3 shows a vertical cross-section of the container along the lines III-III of Figure l;

Figure 4: is a detail drawing of apreferred form of operating spring 9 which is provided with lugs 7 and 8, the specific function of which will be explained hereafter, and having aflixed thereto the perforated sliding disk 6, which is shown in posi tion in Figures 2 and '3 as positioned with reference to the inner aspectof the top wall 4 and the perforations therein. (Dotted lines indicate changed positions of the disk .55 and the spring under pressure upon the push-button 3.)

152a serial in. 107,621.

g The spring-actuatingmeans, as illustrated, consists "of a cylindrical button or rod 3 *which is slidably positioned within a sleeve 2 which projects inwardly from the downwardly projecting flange orside wall 4 of the cover. This sleeve 2 opens through an opening in the said wall and is somewhat contracted at its outer end where it is joined to the side wall or downward flange 4 of the cover, so as to limit the outward movement of the outer end of the operating button 3 caused by the pressure of the operating spring after digital pressure upon the button has been released. I

The inner end of the button is provided with an opening adapted to hold in engagement'the holding lug 8 when the spring 9. is positioned, as shown in Figures 221ml 4, to prevent 'sideward and downward movement of that end of the spring, andto hold the slidable perforated disk 6 in close contact withthe inner surface of the perforated topwall of the cover 4. The end of the operating spring which is thus engaged with the inner open endofthe button 3 is also provided with a. guide lug 7 adapted to loosely engage the opposite free end 10 of the spring 9 when the same is bent over on itself for positioning within the downwardly projecting flange or side wall 4 of the cover to prevent a downward movement of the it in effective operative position.

v The operating spring 9 ispositioned within the cover as shown in Figures 2 and 3. The dotted lines in Figure 2 indicate approximately the line of movement of the perforated sliding disk and the spring in hold the spring 9 in position as shown in Figure 3.

In assembling the parts the slidable button or rod 3 is placed within the sleeve 2, as illustrated in Figure 3, the holding lug 8 is set within an opening at theinner end of the button 8, the end 10 of the spring 9 is forced into position between the inner side of the sliding disk 6, and the guide lug 7 for a suflicient distance to enable the bent spring to fit into the space on the inside of the cover between the inner ends of the sleeve and button, 2 and. 3, and the opposite said free end lO of the spring and to retain the said button 3 is preferably hollow as shown in Figure 3. r

The perforations 5 in as .topqwall' of the? cover and 5 in slidabledisl: member-f6, attached to the spun- 9, cause them to register, ,.whe,n appropriate pressure is applied to tlie'operating button 3 and'to slideoutof alignmentwhen such pressure is released through the reaction of the spring. 7 1 v The perforated top wall or cover is mounted upon the container by insertin g the side Wall 4: of the cover 4: within the side wall of the container bodyl, so that the sleeve Band the'button 3 will be in the relative positions indicated by the opening 1 in tie side wall. of the body, as shown in Figures 1 and 3. p h

Thetop wallor cover may optionally be inserted into the container body to be held in position frictiohally, or it may be soldered or clamped to the body or otherwise permanently fastened thereto by any suitable means without departing from the scope and s'pirit'of theinvention.

The U-shaped opening at or near the upper edge of the side wall of the "receptac e, as shown in the drawing in Figure 1, for

engaging the outer end of the sleeve Zfand for exposing the "button 3, maynlso be optionally niodifiedto form a circular or other 'form of opening of the size and contour of the outwardly projecting margin of the sleeve 2 and positioned slightly below the top edge of the reeep'tacle body ata sufiicient distance fromt-he'saidtop edge so that slightly protruding margin of the outer end of the sleeve inay be caused to snap into position and held 'there by the said opening after it has once been forced into that position;

The spring member and the precise form and the manner of attachment of the sliding disk are also susceptible of considerable modification from the particular form illusand described. Preferably; the perforated sliding disk is made integral with neeoae ea ea) v push-button in operative position t am 111 Saab side of [the 4 5r covnnTh the springinemb r ftir instahee as, shown Figure gender the same material, and tilted slightly upward at the free edge thereofand awayfronithe course of the spring tact n itlfthedhp wall of the cover by the upwardpressure caused when the lug S is forced into position into the open end of the push-button or rod resting within the sleeve.

It. is to be understood that the forms of this invention herewithshown and described for the purposes of illustration are to be regarded as a preferred adaptation of the same, and not asa Ihnitat'on thereof, as it is obvious that various changes may belnadc in theshape, size, character, and arrangenient of the parts without departing from thespirit of the invention orthe scope of the subjoined claim. i Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure'by Let ters Patent is:

A spring-operated self-closing shaker receptacle. having for its operating means a hollow push-button inthe side wall slidably. retained within a sleeve extending inwardly of the containerbody, the interior open end of saidp'ush-button being in contact witha horizontal actuating loop spring having as an integral part thereof a slidablerperforated closure plate lying in close surface contact with the'inner aspect of the perforated top Wall; the said spring being pro vided at one end with an outwardly projecting'holding and supporting jlug for engagiiig'th'e spring within the hollowjof the said and i for the lower inside of the holler manner as to support the said closure plate and to preventitlownward movementof the same from its position of slidable contact with the top wall, and provided also at the saine end with an inwardly gaide'lugfer receiving and holdresting upon.

ing the other slidEibIe end of the aut s -ta in operative pdsition.

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